REPUBLIC OF BURUN- MFADC- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Burundi commemorates the 27th anniversary of the assassi- Dans ce numéro: page nation of President Cyprien NTARYAMIRA Burundi commemorates dians to thank the Almighty God for 27th anniversary of the assassination of Presi- 1 this gift that he had offered to Burundi, dent Cyprien NTARYA- His Excellency Cyprien NTARYA- MIRA MIRA, who, in his policy of governing The Head of State opens the country, followed the footsteps of 2 the activities of the 5th Jesus Christ, preaching peace and Edition of the National Youth Conference in love. Gitega He thanked the burundian authorities President of the Natio- for establishing the date of April 6 in nal Assembly calls on 3 memory of the late President Cyprien Christians to couple Ntaryamira, a supporter of peace, prayer with forgiveness development and discipline. Solemn opening of in- Monsignor Gervais BANSHIMIYUBU- formation and exchange seminar for newly ap- SA called on the burundians to be true 4 pointed diplomats witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus he President of the Republic, HE Christ, through the consolidation of Mr. Evariste Ndayishimiye, ac- T peace, justice and love of neighbor. Newly appointed diplo- companied by his spouse, joined other mats receive recommen- 5 The Archbishop of the Archdiocese of burundians in the commemoration of dations to follow Bujumbura congratulated the Govern- the 27th anniversary of the assassina- ment of Burundi on taking note of the tion of President Cyprien NTARYA- The Ministry in charge legacy of the late His Excellency Cy- of the interior carries MIRA, which occurred in Rwanda, on prien NTARYAMIRA in making dia- out an evaluation of its 6 April 6, 1994 with his counterpart Presi- activities for the 3rd logue a custom, with a view of stablis- dent of the Republic of Rwanda, the late quarter of the current hing lasting peace. budget year Juvénal HAVYARIMANA. The ceremonies were closed at the The commemorative ceremonies began Martyrs of Democracy by the medita- with a Requiem Mass celebrated at the Media Release no 16 tion on the tomb of the late President consecutive to the Cabi- 10 Regina Mundi Cathedral by Monsignor Cyprien NTARYAMIRA which was net meeting held on Gervais BANSHIMIYUBUSA, Archbis- Wednesday 07 April characterized by the laying of wreaths 2021 hop of the Archdiocese of Bujumbura. of flowers and the speech delivered by In his homily, Monsignor Gervais His Excellency NTARYAMIRA during BANSHIMIYUBUSA asked all burun- his investiture, at the Presidency of the Page 2 MFADC-MAGAZINE Nr120 of 10th April 2021 The Head of State opens the activities of the 5th Edition of the National Youth Conference in Gitega Communes of Burundi, and some of the members of the Government of Burundi, the Governors of provinces and several high personalities of the Country who came to support young people. This first day of the National Youth Conference was mar- ked by a moralization session on patriotism, hosted be- hind closed doors by the Head of State His Excellency Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE, in front of an audience of young participants from all the provinces. During this moralization session, the President of the Re- public explained to young people the vision and the fun- ccompanied by Her Excellency the First Lady, the damental principles of the Responsible and Laborious A Head of State His Excellency Evariste NDAYISHI- State, encouraging them to shed certain mentalities and MIYE officially opened the 5th edition of the National unproductive behaviors. Youth Conference organized in Gitega under the theme: His Excellency Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE insisted on the "The diversity of talents in the service of our homeland". importance of involving and raising the awareness of the In his speech on this occasion, His Excellency Evariste youth to achieve a truly prosperous and peaceful Burun- NDAYISHIMIYE praised the awareness of burundian di. However, he praised the burundian youth's leap in youth as to their decisive role in the socio-economic awareness, which is manifested by very encouraging en- development of Burundi. He reiterated the commitment trepreneurial initiatives. of the Government of Burundi to better support them in Returning to the painful past that has grieved Burundi, their development initiatives. the Father of the nation urged young people to make up In this regard, the burundian number One recalled that for lost time and to be peacemakers and to put their va- in addition to the Investment Bank for Youth, BIJE, the rious talents at the service of their homeland. Government of Burundi has set up, by presidential de- He ended his teaching by calling on young people to cree No 100/038 of February 18, 2021, a Fund of Im- strictly respect protective measures against Covid 19, on pulse, Guarantee and Support for young people. the eve of the start of the school year after the Easter The 5th Edition of the National Youth Conference saw holidays. (www.presidence.gov.bi) the participation of nearly 500 young people from all the Swearing-in of the new Minister of National Education and Scientific Research he new Minister of National Education and Scienti- T fic Research, Dr François HAVYARIMANA, swore in on Monday april 5 at the “Palais des Congrès” in Ki- gobe, before the President of the Republic of Burundi, in accordance with article 138 of the constitution of Burundi. Those who were present in the ceremonies were parlia- mentarians, members of the Government, the President of the Supreme Court, the President of the Constitutional Court, representatives of Diplomatic and Consular Corps Page 3 MFADC-MAGAZINE Nr120 of 10th April 2021 accredited in Bujumbura, representatives of specia- rior interests of the nation, to promote the unity and lized committees, representatives of local NGOs social cohesion of the burundian people, peace and and International Organizations, as well as repre- social justice, in the performance of the functions en- sentatives of Civil Society and others. trusted to him. He also pledged to fight against any The new Minister of National Education and Scienti- ideology and practice of genocide and exclusion, to fic Research swore in loyalty to the Charter of Natio- promote and defend the rights and freedom of a per- nal Unity, the Constitution and the Law. He is com- son and of a citizen. mitted to devote all his strength to defend the supe- (www.abpinfos.com) The Speaker of the National Assembly calls on Christians to associate prayer with for- giveness prayer with development work. He also asked the christians of this Church to work diligently and to love their homeland. To better celebrate Easter, the President of the Natio- nal Assembly the Right Honorable Daniel Gélase NDA- BIRABE invited Christians to make commitments to God and to renounce all forms of sin. The Spoker of the Lower House of Parliament re- minded the Christians of this Church that spiritual com- bat on earth continues, according to him, definitive vic- he Speaker of the National Assembly the tory does not exist, we must continue to pray, to con- T Right Honorable Daniel Gélase NDABIRABE fess and to forgive one another. and his spouse joined the others on Sunday, April In his greetings, the Mayor of the city Jimmy HATUN- 04, 2021, with the Christians of the Church of Israel GIMANA called on the Christians of the of Israel Church in Jabe in Mukaza commune in the Town Church to safeguard peace and security, participate in Hall of Bujumbura in the celebration of the feast of development work and continue to strictly enforce the Easter. The deputies elected in the constituency of barrier measures against Covid19, especially since in the Municipality of Bujumbura and the Mayor of the these days, many visitors from abroad come to Burun- city of Bujumbura. di. In his preaching, Apostle Vital NZUBAHIMANA, (www.rtnb.bi) Legal Representative of the Church of Israel Church called on the Christians of this Church to associate The Government of Burundi continues political dialogue with the European Union his Friday, April 09, 2021, the Government of Burun- T di represented by HE Ambassador Albert SHINGI- RO, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Coopera- tion and the European Union in Burundi represented by HE Mr. Claude BOCHU, Ambassador of the European Union, and the Ambassadors of member States of the European Union resident in Burundi, namely Germany, Belgium, France and the Netherlands, have resumed the dialogue as provided for by Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement bin- Page 4 MFADC-MAGAZINE Nr120 of 10th April 2021 ding on the one hand, the countries of Africa, the Ca- climate as well as on other subjects of common inte- ribbean and the Pacific and, on the other hand, the rest and mutual commitments as part of the process of European Union and its member states. normalizing their relations. According to this press release, this second meeting, at the invitation of the European side, took place in a constructive climate and the two sides agreed to conti- nue the exchanges in order to lead to concrete results. In an interview with the Press, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation said that with regard to the progress political dialogue between Bu- rundi and the European Union, the two parties left this session with the hope to achieve concrete results as In a press release made public after the discussions, quickly as possible. (MFADC-Newsroom) the two parties indicated that the roadmap establis- hed by the burundian side emerged enriched. This discussion also allowed an exchange on the business Solemn opening of information and exchange seminar for newly appointed diplomats rundian taxpayers who pay the salaries of these diplo- mats. He informed them that they are going to repre- sent Burundi, a sovereign State, which has proven to the world its dignity and which has been able to over- come many challenges, including the attempts of foreign interference in the internal affairs of our coun- try.